What is the difference between a pet and a show cat? Will I get an inferior cat as a pet?
Absolutely not! Most people cannot tell the difference between pet and show cats. Sometimes just the markings on the feet can make the difference between a pet and a top show cat. Very often the difference is much more subtle. There is a one hundred point standard for the perfect Birman. Points are assigned for each trait such as shape of the head, chin, muzzle, ear size and placement, eyes (shape, color, and placement), body size and condition, color, and markings. A cat with perfect markings may be a pet because his ears are too tall. Or perhaps his nose doesn’t have the characteristic roundness. Pet quality is never determined by health.
